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jenkins_script - Executes a groovy script in the jenkins instance
New in version 2.3.
Synopsis
- The 
jenkins_scriptmodule takes a script plus a dict of values to use within the script and returns the result of the script being run. 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| args | 
        
        A dict of key-value pairs used in formatting the script using string.Template (see https://docs.python.org/2/library/string.html#template-strings).
         | 
     |
| password | 
        
        The password to connect to the jenkins server with.
         | 
     |
| script  
        required
         | 
      
        
        The groovy script to be executed. This gets passed as a string Template if args is defined.
         | 
     |
| timeout  
        (added in 2.4)
         | 
      Default: 
        10
         | 
      
        
        The request timeout in seconds
         | 
     
| url | Default: 
        "http://localhost:8080"
         | 
      
        
        The jenkins server to execute the script against. The default is a local jenkins instance that is not being proxied through a webserver.
         | 
     
| user | 
        
        The username to connect to the jenkins server with.
         | 
     |
| validate_certs  
        bool
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        If set to  no, the SSL certificates will not be validated. This should only set to no used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates as it avoids verifying the source site.
        | 
     
Notes
Note
- Since the script can do anything this does not report on changes. Knowing the script is being run it’s important to set changed_when for the ansible output to be clear on any alterations made.
 
Examples
- name: Obtaining a list of plugins
  jenkins_script:
    script: 'println(Jenkins.instance.pluginManager.plugins)'
    user: admin
    password: admin
- name: Setting master using a variable to hold a more complicate script
  vars:
    setmaster_mode: |
        import jenkins.model.*
        instance = Jenkins.getInstance()
        instance.setMode(${jenkins_mode})
        instance.save()
- name: use the variable as the script
  jenkins_script:
    script: "{{ setmaster_mode }}"
    args:
      jenkins_mode: Node.Mode.EXCLUSIVE
- name: interacting with an untrusted HTTPS connection
  jenkins_script:
    script: "println(Jenkins.instance.pluginManager.plugins)"
    user: admin
    password: admin
    url: https://localhost
    validate_certs: no
  Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| output  
        string
         | 
      success | 
        
        Result of script
         Sample:
        
       
        Result: true
         | 
     
Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- James Hogarth
 
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/jenkins_script_module.html